Formed on 21 March 1978 in Chihuahua, Mexico, this band was founded by locally born saxophonist Juan Domínguez. Members of the band, most also originating in the same region, included Juan Antonio Tony Meléndez (vocals), Félix Antonio Contreras (accordion/keyboards), Oscar Ochoa (electric bass), Manuel Rolando Pérez (bass) and, at differe
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Formed at the start of the 90s, this Mexican norteño group initially featured four cousins, Mario Quintero Lara (vocals/guitar), Joel Higuera (vocal/accordion), Mario Moreno (bass) and David Servin (drums). These four musicians all come from Sinaloa state in northern Mexico, and it is from this region that the repertoire of the group is principally drawn. The love for th
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Guadalupe Rivera, 30 January 1972, La Barca, Jalisco, Mexico. When Rivera was still a young child, his family relocated to Long Beach, California, where his father, singer Pedro Rivera, ran a recording studio. Although he had been intent on a career in the catering trade, Rivera went to work for his father both in the studio and as a talent scout. In his late teens he began
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1 February 1979, Etchojoa Jitonhueca, Sonora, Mexico, d. 25 November 2006, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Elizalde became popular in the late 90s, singing with Mexican bands in the norteño tradition. His father, also a singer, died in a road accident. Nicknamed El Gallo De Oro (the Golden Rooster), Elizalde had some successes with records of Como Me Duele, &
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Since forming in the early 90s Intocable has risen inexorably to the top of the Latin charts with a series of bestselling releases that have proved highly influential in both the Tejano and Norteño genres.Formed in the border town of Zapata, Texas, by friends Ricardo Muñoz (vocals/accordion) and René Martínez (drums), Intocabl
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